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6 Easy ways to make e-learning fun

Neo LMS

E-learning, for some, can be boring if they just stick to the “rules”. You know like, not expanding the already-existing e-learning concepts and techniques instructors and educators already know. And just like that, there are many other ways to advance e-learning. They’re virtually ubiquitous. .; (3) That’s too boring.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century. These reflections are not just an academic exercise but a practical one, aimed at understanding and adapting to the evolving dynamics of education.

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Print or Digital Textbooks? What’s the Low-down?

Ask a Tech Teacher

The next game changer, according to education experts, will be digital textbooks. But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. More on changes in education. 14 Education Advancements in a Year.

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Increasing digital equity in rural areas

Education Superhighway

They created a community survey to obtain the necessary financial information to receive an E-rate discount and released a Form 470 and RFP requesting increased bandwidth. Next, they shared their vision for educational technology with their local school board. Digital equity: Not just a dream, a reality.

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How to hire technology leaders, not followers

eSchool News

Just as a sculptor can take a rough block of granite and turn it into a piece of art, the leader of a 21st century organization must take a 20th century organization and sculpt it into its modern equivalent — an organization prepared to leverage technology to enhance education. Structure of a traditional educational organization.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

(National) Education Politics. The AP interviews US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos , who laments “she didn’t decry racism enough.” ” Via Politico : “New marching orders from Betsy DeVos’ civil rights chief have the Education Department churning through civil rights complaints.

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In DC, Teachers Run the Jail. It’s Turning Inmates Into Students.

Edsurge

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. Central Detention Facility, slipping past security checkpoints and into cells where incarcerated residents watch Khan Academy videos and craft their resumes. The plan was to create personalized education plans for each inmate. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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